Obsidian Urbex Photography

🔥The Kings Hall Methodist Church, in Southall (London). Built in 1916, left abandoned in 2013, and lost to a devastating fire in 2026. This place has now been erased, and only photos remain. I was lucky enough to explore inside in 2022; although decaying, this place was still so beautiful 🩵. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/blue-dome-church-england/ #London #History #Architecture #Explore #Abandoned #Southall #Urbex #UrbanExploration

🆕🧱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 New location feature: Porth Wen Brickworks, Wales An abandoned Victorian firebrick factory on the picturesque coastline of Anglesey, Wales. These ruins stand at the edge of a secluded cove, the brick and stone structures slowly falling into the Irish Sea. Sea spray and weather relentlessly erode the remaining stone buildings. Full write-up and gallery now live👇 https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/porth-wen-brickworks-angelsey-wales/ #Wales #Victorian #History #Ruins #Urbex

🎥 New video on my #PeerTube channel! 🚗🌳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A rusting collection of abandoned cars and camper vans, on the south coast of England Join me on as I explore this spot ➡️ https://lostpod.space/w/uysmnFAYmYHfGEdixTPfCi #UK #Video #UrbanExploration #Urbex

🏰 Chateau de la Poupeliere in Normanby, France. I took this photo of the chateau in its abandoned condition a few years ago. Another classic spot, now under renovation (perhaps completed by now!) #Chateau #Renovation #Photography #Abandoned #France #Explore #LostPlace

👻 After three visits, I still get goosebumps as I push open the heavy doors and step inside once more. This spectacular control room was built in the 1920s in Art Deco style. Natural light enters through an immense central skylight. Levers, switches, and dials line the walls, while crescent-shaped panels encircle the space. A concrete bunker with a steel door stands to one side, built to protect workers during WW2 air strikes. #ArtDeco #Photography #Architecture #Hungary #LostPlace #Adventure

Kuroshio Inn. An abandoned hotel somewhere in Japan 🇯🇵 #Photography #Japan #Haikyo #Explore #Vintage #Retro #Abandoned

The once top-secret abandoned bomb facility hidden in an old slate mine. Step inside the subterranean labyrinth of Llanberis Bomb Store, Wales. In the 1930s the slate quarry became a vast RAF munitions store. In January 1942, the roof collapsed burying 14,000 tonnes of bombs (14% of Britain's stock). It took until the 1970s to fully clear the site of bombs. #Llanberis #WorldWar2 #Engineering #History #Explore #Underground #WW2

A beautiful abandoned ballroom in Georgia, built during the Soviet period. There are tales that Joseph Stalin himself danced on the polished wooden floors here on more than one occasion. #Photography #Soviet #History #Abandoned #Travel

🏚️An abandoned house somewhere in rural England, largely untouched since its last occupant left. The house features a traditional vintage English bedroom. The decor is a mix of 1940s/1950s items. There are numerous clocks and pocket watches, as well as a vintage Jones sewing machine. #Vintage #England #Photography #Timecapsule #LostPlaces #Story

The ruins of Falcon Works, located in Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England). Demolition work started on this Grade II Listed building last year. Soon after, work was halted while investigations were done due to concerns the historic kiln had been damaged. #Hanley #StokeOnTrent #History #Pottery

The ruins of a Buzludzha, a communist monument perched atop an icy mountain in Bulgaria. I was lucky enough to visit before work began and photograph it in its abandoned state. The climb in was very dangerous; I almost gave up but was so pleased I conquered my fears! #Bulgaria #History #Photography #Abandoned #Ruins #Mural #Mosaic #Monument

💙A decaying split-flight staircase, inside an abandoned spa building. #Photography #Urbex #UrbanExploration #Stairs #PeelingPaint #Abandoned

⛪ An abandoned chapel, somewhere in the north of France. A large timber frame supports a collapsing ceiling; it now bears the weight of the stone arch and the roof above. A small sapling grows from the ground in front of the altar. By some miracle nature has found a way inside and is thriving! #France #Urbex #Photography #History #Chapel #Church #Ruins

🆕🏛️ New location feature: New Parliament House (Old Royal High School), Scotland The UK government bought the site in the 1970s, planning to house the proposed Scottish Assembly here. The failed 1979 devolution referendum left the building in limbo. In 2026, it is being renovated into an event space. Full write-up & gallery 👇https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/new-parliament-house-old-royal-high-school-edinburgh-scotland/ #Scotland #Edinburgh #History #Architecture #Photography #Parliament #Renovation

Decaying staircase in a long-abandoned villa that overlooks a picturesque lake. Somewhere in Italy, lost to time. #Photography #Italy #LostPlaces #Abandoned #Ruins #Stairs

🦆 Ay up, duck! These 1960s vehicles are Alvis Stalwart, left abandoned in the forest somewhere in Scotland. British soldiers nicknamed them the Stolly. These 6x6 high-mobility transports are amphibious; they run on land and float in water. Two vector-thrust jets propel them through rivers and lakes. Kind of like massive, angry metal ducks. #Military #Scotland #History #WeirdCarMastodon #Photography #Forest #Machine #Vehicle #Truck

That one time I borrowed my friend's drone! An old Cold War Soviet warplane, an old gate guardian left among allotments outside a small town in Georgia 🇬🇪 #ColdWar #Aviation #Photography #Warplane #Abandoned #Relic #Travel

📜 Fine Décor Wallcoverings factory, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. This factory closed after 150 years manufacturing quality wallpaper. The site was demolished in 2021. Luckily, I managed to sneak in to get some documentation photos before it was levelled. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/fine-decor-wallpaper-factory-england/ #HolmesChapel #Cheshire #History #LostPlaces #Demolition #Factory #Industry #Paper

A huge and impressive old glasshouse in the south of France. Often called La Serre du Chirurgien (“The Surgeon’s Greenhouse”). Honestly, I am not sure exactly why 😅 #France #Photography #Abandoned #LostPlaces #Story

The ruins of an abandoned convent, these cloisters date back to the 17th century. Somewhere in Italy. #Italy #Photography #Ruins #AbandonedPlaces #Convent #History #Decay

An abandoned palace hidden in plain sight on a busy street. Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹🏰 #Portugal #Architecture #History #Photography #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration

🏥The Red Cross Hospital, an abandoned sanatorium in Italy. Located atop a remote hill over 1,000 metres above sea level. In the years before antibiotics, facilities like this were the only treatment for many respiratory diseases. The site closed in the 1980s. Today, metal beds stand in silent dormitories, and trees grow inside the bathrooms. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/medical/red-cross-hospital-italy/ #Italy #History #Photography #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #Sanatorium

This 1920s Art Deco crematorium in Romania served the country's secular minority until it was closed in the 1990s. During the Romanian Communist party rule, crematoriums became the state-sanctioned funeral method of the Soviet-backed regime (as well as a convenient way to dispose of those who fell out of favour with the party). #ArtDeco #Romania #History #Photography #Cremation #Crematorium

🏰 Château Secession, an abandoned chateau in France that appears filled with relics. Enigmatic and atmospheric, right? Well, not quite. The collection seems to be a hobbyist's personal trove of cheap props and tat, rather than priceless artefacts. For example, the "cannon" was just a pipe balanced on some old cart wheels. The samurai sword was a cheap plastic child's toy, and the globe was likewise a modern trinket. #Photography #Story #France #Chateau #AbandonedPlaces

📷 The Explore Vs The Shot. Visiting an abandoned sanatorium in Tskaltubo, Georgia 🇬🇪 Built in the 1960s, this iconic break-taking building has a grand façade of blue-hued columns and arches. It closed down in the 1990s, after the fall of the USSR brought an abrupt end to spa tourism in this region. #BehindTheScenes #Explore #Photographer #Georgia #Abandoned #History #Photo

🇵🇹 An abandoned palace, somewhere in Portugal. It has been forgotten, left in limbo since renovation works mysteriously stopped some years ago. Salvation was at hand; now this space's future is uncertain. #Photography #Architecture #Portugal #LostPlaces #UrbanExploration #Travel

🏚️ So, I bought an abandoned school in Scotland! Goodbye Manchester, hello to a new adventure! After a year of architects, engineers, plans and permits....I am excited to start work on renovations! Brief post on Patron, with history and photos of the "treasures" left inside. Including newspapers for the Chernobyl disaster and a very out of tune piano. More photos of the abandoned school soon, both digital and on film 💙 https://www.patreon.com/posts/167546757 #Renovation #Scotland #History #Adventure

An abandoned mansion, collapsing and rotting after decades of neglect. Somewhere in Portugal. #Portugal #Photography #AbandonedPlaces

☠️ An old mausoleum, the final resting place of a wealthy Baron and his family: a wife and two sons. Somewhere in Romania. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/the-church-of-the-baron/ #Romania #Photography #Ruins #Mausoleum #Death #Burial

Heating plant and boiler house of the former Robert Fletcher & Sons Papermill in Greenfield, Manchester. Most of the 100-year-old industrial site was demolished a few years ago; the site will be developed into housing. #Photography #Manchester #History #Abandoned #Factory #Industry #Abandoned

🎶A decaying ballroom in Germany. Closed since the 1990s, it has been many years since the last dance. If you listen closely, maybe you can hear the last song echoing. What do you think the final song played was? #Photography #Germany #History #EastGermany #Abandoned #Ballroom #Music

🩷💙Pink and Blue! Two abandoned houses with Victorian/Gothic Revival vibes, both in northern Portugal. Which is your favourite? #Portugal #Abandoned #Gothic #Photography #Pink #Blue #Victorian

Ferme 1881, Belgium. One of the first abandoned houses I explored on my very first road trip on the other side of The Channel. Many years ago, but I still remember walking through the door like it was yesterday 🥰 #Photography #UrbanExploration #Timecapsule #Abandoned #LostPlaces #Explore

☢️ Who else is excited for #Fallout5? I sure as heck am! I’ve spent years seeking out real-life abandoned places all around the world. Many look like scenes from the Fallout universe! Rusted machinery frozen in place, car graveyards, vacant buildings, deserted theme parks. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/wasteland-wanderer-exploring-abandoned-places-with-a-fallout-vibe/ #Fallout #PostApocalyptic #Photography #Abandoned #VideoGames

🇫🇷 A grand staircase inside an abandoned chateau. Somewhere in France. What detail caught your eye? #France #Photography #Chateau #Abandoned #LostPlaces #History

A Citroën car graveyard, once the proud collection of a classic car enthusiast. Now these old-timers rust away on the outskirts of a town in the Midlands of England. More photos of old overgrown Citroen - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/citroen-graveyard-england/ #Citroen #ClassicCars #Photography #Rust #Lost #England #WeirdCarMastodon

The Ritz Cinema, England The glitz and glamour of the Ritz Cinema glory days are long gone; this once-impressive Art Deco building was abandoned many years ago. #Photography #Urbex #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #Photographer

☕🤔💭 Having a cup of coffee, and had an idea! Would anyone be interested in photo mugs with my abandoned places photos? I have this set of 4 I made for myself years ago (forgive the bad photo, my kitchen lighting sucks) If not abandoned places, maybe I do a series with seals on. Everyone loves seals 🦭 Looking to expand my online shop, so happy to hear suggestions of other items I could offer. Let me know what you think 💙🙏 #Photographer #Gifts #ArtForSale #MastoArt #Photography

🌿Nature is a magical opportunist! When we abandon buildings or discard our machines, vegetation quickly colonises what we have left behind. A smashed window or a collapsed roof is all it takes for plant life to enter and take root. In my opinion, the most beautiful abandoned places are those that nature has reclaimed. What are your favourite kinds of lost places? #Abandoned #Photography #Explore

Lady in red 📷 Zenit-E 🔎 Mir-20 20mm 🎞️ Kodak Ultramax #35mm England #Kodak #FilmPhotography #Ultramax #Photography

📷 Just for fun, here is a random #photo from my collection. Would you like to hear its #story? Something catch your eye? Ask in the comments! 💙 Follow if you love #Urbex & #AbandonedPlaces photography #PhotoOfTheDay #Photographer #Photography

📺 Exclusive #Patreon video! 5-minute highlights of my summer road trip across Ireland. My longest ever video! • Art Deco school • Shut post office • Workhouse ruins • Hospital with dark past • Cute cottages & houses • Grand mansion with library • Church ruins • A closed garage with Fiat cars • Cinema colonised by ferns • Fire engines Watch the free preview here: https://www.patreon.com/obsidianurbex/posts/exclusive-video-165454274 💙 Thanks for supporting my adventures and art! #Photography #Support #History #Abandoned #Urbex #Ireland

🆕🏭🇧🇪 A gigantic abandoned ironworks, once these rusting ruins stood on the south bank of the Meuse River in Liège, Belgium. Enormous steel frames, pipe networks, and industrial conveyors surround a 60m-tall blast furnace. The facility operated as a production hub for liquid pig iron until its closure in 2011. Now, almost all of it has been demolished as the site fades into history. Full feature live Sunday, 8 pm (UK) #Abandoned #Belgium #History #Photography #Industry #Urbex #UrbanExploration

@controlc@mstdn.ca Bit of a beast isn't it!

🌿🏫 Welcome to the Fern School! Reclaimed by nature, for a time. Now demolished. Clune Park School, Glasgow. #Glasgow #Abandoned #Photography #History #Urbex #LostPlaces #Ferns

@barries@mastodon.sdf.org Thanks for sharing, something nice to look at during my coffee. I hadn't seen them! Aww thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy my photos 🙏💙🙏

@cynical13@social.vivaldi.net Hopefully he isn't still wedged in there 😂

@cynical13@social.vivaldi.net Upper cute isn't it!

@EntangledPear@mastodon.social Sadly for this one, these are all the photos I have. I'm going through my backlog of places I likely won't do full posts about, small spots from my early days or places where I just took one photo 💙

🚗 Reaching out to the awesome and knowledgeable folks of #WeirdCarMastodon! Any suggestions as to the make/model of these? Found at the edge of farmland in Portugal #ClassicCars #OldTimer